Samsung yesterday confirmed it will challenge the $119.6 million verdict in the second Apple versus Samsung patent infringement trial, claiming the decision was "unsupported by evidence." According to Bloomberg, Samsung will ask Judge Lucy Koh to reduce the damages to zero and will follow with an appeal if this initial request is denied.

After several days of deliberations and weeks of testimony, the jury found that Samsung willfully infringed on three of the five Apple patents involved in the lawsuit and ordered the company to pay $119.6 million, a figure well below Apple's requested $2 billion. Speaking after the verdict, jury foreman Thomas Dunham said the compensation was "fair and just" based on the evidence presented at the trial (via Re/code).

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"The damages were based on the fact that both sides presented their view of what a reasonable amount of, I guess, compensation would be," he said. "We didn't really feel either one was what we felt was a fair and just compensation."

Dunham, who is familiar with the patent system from his work at IBM, hinted that Apple should pursue Google because the Android operating system is the real target in this case, an argument that Samsung's lawyers used during the trial (via The Wall Street Journal).

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"If you really feel that Google is the cause behind this, as I think everybody has observed, then don't beat around the bush," said Mr. Dunham, whose job at IBM was to oversee developers expected to file patents. "Let the courts decide. But a more direct approach may be something to think about."

Though Samsung was the defendant, Google played a role in the case as it was part of a larger "holy war" against Android instigated by Steve Jobs following Android's debut Google also sent VP of engineering Hiroshi Lockheimer to testify on behalf of Samsung and agreed to offer partial legal protection to Samsung in case of an Apple win.

While Dunham suggests that Google should be Apple's real target in the ongoing litigation, jurors claim that Google's part in the trial was not a factor when they were deciding on the merit of the infringement claims. It also did not influence the amount of damages ultimately awarded to Apple.

Do these companies ever have to pay money if they just keep dragging this out forever or what? Talk about a joke of a system.. If you have enough money, copy your competitor and it will be years before you ever get in trouble. By then you would have made enough money to negate any court costs.

Standard stuff. Lose then appeal. Everyone does it not just Samsung and Apple.

Samsung usually settle these cases eventually as they don't want a string of losses in patent cases as it sets a negative precedent for them. The more cases they lose and are guilty of wilful infringement the easier new cases against them will be to win. "Samsung has a record of wilful infringement..." will be the opening line of future patent trials against them.

I wouldn't be surprised if they lose the appeal and triple damages are awarded to Apple for the 3 patents that Samsung wilfully infringed.

Samsung is going to end up paying that much in legal fees with how long they're stretching this out anyway. They need to accept that they copied Apple, pay what they have to pay, and move on. This is getting tiring.

Hang on. Did someone, named Thomas Dunham, just say something that made sense? I'm not used to anybody saying things to the press that make sense, or that isn't a lie, or that isn't being said to cover someone's ass. Excuse me, but I'm going to have to go lay down for a bit.

This is an extremely high legal standard that Samsung has to fight against. An appellate court would have to say that construing the facts in the light most favorable to Apple that there were no facts that supported the judgment. That is highly unlikely.

I really hope apple is making the necessary moves to create/enter a market that Samsung simply has no capability of copying and implementing their own products effectively. I think apples push into health will be a whole health ecosystem and they are forging partnerships that Samsung won't have and as a result will never be able to compete.

I have no problem with competition but Samsung is a scum company that does not deserve one bit of its success in any market.

Standard stuff. Lose then appeal. Everyone does it not just Samsung and Apple.

Samsung usually settle these cases eventually as they don't want a string of losses in patent cases as it sets a negative precedent for them. The more cases they lose and are guilty of wilful infringement the easier new cases against them will be to win. "Samsung has a record of wilful infringement..." will be the opening line of future patent trials against them.

I wouldn't be surprised if they lose the appeal and triple damages are awarded to Apple for the 3 patents that Samsung wilfully infringed.

There are actually rules of evidence intended to prevent inferences like that, but I agree that it sets a bad precedent for Samsung.

Since Google is more or less standing behind Samsung to keep them out of any cost (legal, financial, etc.), then they are forcing Apple to take them on. Apple is best off trying to garner a decent return for their patents from Google/Android on a per phone basis (Microsoft makes something like $5 per phone with their patents). They aren't going to be able to tie up Samsung any longer, the court system isn't likely to net them any monetary return or ban any future products. Samsung will probably be able to do whatever they want, legal or otherwise .

Straight from the horse's mouth, so to speak. Makes the whole case sound less like a battle between two goliaths over billions and billions of stolen IP, and more a billion dollar slap fight over minutiae.

And the one biggest quote of the whole article...

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But the jury, much like the tech world, appeared puzzled the four-year legal conflict cannot be resolved. Dunham noted that such patent battles can be damaging to the market, and expressed hope Apple and Samsung can settle their differences.

When you say that Samsung copies other companies the best reply is "so does Apple! so does everyone!" like that makes it any better.

Look at how much either company was told they had to pay. Gives you an idea of the scale of patent infringement involved.

If you read other articles on other sites, and read all the various quotes from the foreman, you'll see that everyone except Apple, Samsung, and their various hangers-on think the whole thing is pretty dumb.